system archetype

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planted: 09/09/2023last tended: 11/09/2023

Common patterns in system dynamics. Looking for system archetypes might help identify leverage points.

1. List of archetypes

(as listed in System Archetypes I)

  • Drifting Goals
  • Escalation
  • Fixes That Fail
  • Growth and Underinvestment
  • Limits to Success
  • Shifting the Burden/Addiction
  • Success to the Successful
  • Tragedy of the Commons

2. Elsewhere

2.2. In the Agora

2.3. Mentions

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